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. . . Capital Improvement Program Minutes February 15, 1993 Page 4 There was further discussion on the possibility of the City purchasing a portion of the fairgrounds parking lot. The City Administrator continued his review of the 1990 Capital Improvement Project list. There was discussion on the sale of the UPA property and the possibility of a Chamber Office locating on this parcel. Councilmember Scheel questioned whether the City was ga~n~ng anything by selling this property to UPA or if it would be better off selling the property to someone else. Councilmember Dietz indicated that the previous City Council did not want to sell the property for retail or commercial use because the Council did not want more traffic on an already congested corner. Councilmember Scheel opened a discussion on the road from the Liquor Store through Rons Food's parking lot. She felt that the road was not functioning properly and requested that something be done to improve the situation. Pat Klaers indicated that staff and previous Councils had discussed this project before, however the options for improving the situation were very expensive, therefore no major changes had been made. Mayor Duitsman requested that east/west traffic patterns connecting to Anoka County '22 be added to the list of future projects. He felt that the City should designate a roadway for east/west traffic at this time. Terry Maurer indicated that the traffic study should be complete in mid March and at that point the City Council can change the MSA designation and redesignate a portion of the MSA mileage for an east/west traffic route. Mayor Duitsman indicated that he would like a road location planned some time this year. The City Administrator went over the 1993-97 projects and described each project. The City Council recessed at 8:00 p.m. and reconvened at 8:10 p.m. There was discussion on the Wastewater Treatment System expansion. Terry Maurer reviewed his February 3 and February 8 memos with the City Council. He indicated that the revised plan shows a 3 million gallon per day capacity. Terry stated that in order for the City to use this capacity, it would need to grow 5% for the next twenty years and the current service area would need to be expanded slightly. There was discussion on the size of the plant and the City of Otsego's request for use of the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant. Mayor Duitsman said that economics will dictate whether this is a 2.2 million or 3 million gallon per day expansion. It was the consensus of the City Council that Terry proceed with the expansion plans. Terry Maurer updated the City Council on the variance request to the MPCA which would allow the City to possibly increase its discharge into the Mississippi River. He estimated that the cost to apply for the variance would be approximately $1,000. However, if the variance was approved, there would be substantial savings on the construction of a new facility because the cost of treating the sewage to meet the MPCA standards would be decreased.